P_10433_2280 – George Burton
London merchant and slave-trader, with seven voyages between 1767 and 1777, probably two more (by the ‘Mary James’ in 1770 and 1771), and possibly a tenth (by the Sally in 1773). He gave evidence in 1777 to the inquiry into West African trade which included a brief exchange on his 1775 slave-voyage of the Jamaica Planter. His later life has not been traced with confidence to date but he was most likely the Capt. George Burton who became a brother of Trinity House c. 1779 and was a creditor of Jamaica estates, with a will proved 1815.
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First name: George
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Last name: Burton
Aliases: Burton, Burton, G, Burton, Geo
Primary cohort: London
Sex: Male
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Supplier to slave trade voyages: No
Creditor to slave trade voyages: No
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Sources: Evidence with 'Mr Coghlan' to the 1777 inquiry into West African trade https://www.british-history.ac.uk/jrnl-trade-plantations/vol14/pp126-146; https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146634194. The two voyages by the 'Mary James' in 1770 and 1771 under captain T. Darling currently have no information on ownership in TASTDB. The 1768 Lloyd's Register shows Mary & James, capt. T. Darling, owner Geo. Burton, Jamaica-London. A different George Burton was an insurance broker who was bankrupt in 1811, London Gazette 16532 15 October 1811 p. 2024.
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Crossings (10)
75500 - Fly (1773 - 1774)
Role: Owner
77960 - Mary (1768 - 1769)
Role: Owner
77186 - Saint George (1776 - 1777)
Role: Owner
77091 - Jamaica Planter (1774 - 1775)
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77085 - Gascoyne (1776 - 1777)
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75891 - Montego Bay (1766 - 1767)
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78135 - Fame (1773 - 1774)
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78111 - Sally (1772 - 1773)
Role: Owner
75855 - Mary James (1770 - 1771)
Role: Owner
75856 - Mary James (1771 - 1772)
Role: Owner
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Was slave trading profitable: No
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